This report discusses specific statistics about the latest trends in terms of employment in the liquor industry in the Eastern Cape. It says that these trends generally follow those of the South African liquor industry, but there was a notable increase in employment from 2006 to 2007.

— Eastern Cape Liquor Board, April 2015.

“Based on the National Treasury estimates of unskilled / low-skilled (56%), semi-skilled (30%) and skilled (24%), Table 19 presents the number of people employed in the liquor industry per level of skills per provincial for 2013 and Table 20 presents the number of people employed in the liquor industry per level of skills per region in the Eastern Cape for 2013.”

— Eastern Cape Liquor Board, April 2015.

Report 2 – “A Status Quo Review of Climate Change and the Agriculture Sector of the Western Cape Province” Western Cape Government, April 2015.

There is a section is this report that highlights how the agriculture sector has strong linkages to the manufacturing sector in the form of food and beverage processing. If we take a look at the province, around 37 % of the sector’s output is used for food and beverage production. We will be able to find also a strong link to input suppliers such as feed, equipment, fertilizer and packaging companies.

“These industries contribute significantly to employment in the province. It is estimated that the production sector contributes 71.6 % to employment in the agro-processing value chain.”

— Western Cape Government, April 2015.

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